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Time Sensitive

by The Slowdown

Candid, revealing long-form conversations with leading minds about their life and work through the lens of time. Host Spencer Bailey interviews each guest about how they think about time broadly and how specific moments in time have shaped who they are today.
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100 episodes

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1

Shohei Shigematsu on Why “Memorable Space” Matters

1:14:45 Mar 25, 2026

2

Lucinda Childs on the Dance of Everyday Life

59:31 Mar 11, 2026

3

Hans Ulrich Obrist on Art as a Portal to Liberate Time

1:20:46 Dec 17, 2025

4

Jennie C. Jones on Time Traveling Through Art, Sound, and Space

1:19:06 Dec 10, 2025

5

Noah Horowitz on Art Basel as a Cultural Force

1:07:26 Dec 3, 2025

6

Theaster Gates on Building and Bridging Culture, From Chicago to Japan

1:17:10 Nov 19, 2025

7

Jay Osgerby on Imbuing Objects With Meaning

58:41 Nov 12, 2025

8

Michael W. Twitty on Honoring His Ancestors Through Food

1:29:13 Nov 5, 2025

9

Camille Henrot on Tapping Into a Boundless Imagination

1:18:13 Oct 29, 2025

10

Alison Roman on Recipes as Time Capsules

1:15:09 Oct 22, 2025

11

Olivia Laing on the Pleasures and Possibilities of Gardens

1:00:14 Oct 8, 2025

12

Oliver Burkeman on the Power of Embracing Imperfectionism

1:07:18 Sep 24, 2025

13

Sara Imari Walker on Making Sense of Life, the Universe, and Ourselves

56:28 Aug 27, 2025

14

James Frey on Designing Your Life to Bring Joy

1:16:10 Jun 25, 2025

15

Molly Jong-Fast on the Fleeting Nature of Fame

56:43 Jun 18, 2025

16

Alicja Kwade on the Absurdity of Being Alive

1:15:29 Jun 4, 2025

17

Thomas Keller on Cooking as a Pathway to Happiness

51:22 May 21, 2025

18

Billy Martin on Finding Harmony in Rhythm and Life

1:13:54 May 14, 2025

19

John Pawson on Minimalism as a Way of Life

1:28:51 Apr 30, 2025

20

Lina Ghotmeh on Ruin and Regeneration in Architecture

1:03:50 Apr 16, 2025

21

Leonard Koren on Life as an Aesthetic Experience

56:39 Apr 2, 2025

22

Pico Iyer on the Pleasure and Profundity of Silence

1:10:18 Mar 26, 2025

23

Faye Toogood on Creation as a Form of Connection

1:04:19 Mar 19, 2025

24

Malcolm Gladwell on Finding Freedom in Abandoning Expectations

1:12:11 Dec 18, 2024

25

Richard Christiansen on Bridging Horticulture and Popular Culture

1:01:46 Dec 11, 2024

26

Marcia Bjornerud on the Profound Wisdom of Rocks

58:45 Nov 20, 2024

27

Nachson Mimran on Leveraging Privilege for Good and in Service of Others

54:05 Nov 13, 2024

28

Jonathan Lethem on Novel Writing as a Memory Art

1:12:05 Oct 30, 2024

29

Lindsey Adelman on the Transformative Nature of Light

1:00:01 Oct 23, 2024

30

Paul Goldberger on Architecture as an Act of Optimism

1:12:10 Oct 9, 2024

31

Francesco Clemente on Painting as Poetry and Performance

59:00 Sep 25, 2024

32

Sarah Lewis on “Aesthetic Force” as a Path Toward Justice

1:03:48 Sep 18, 2024

33

Rita Sodi on Food as a Reflection of Home

58:11 Sep 4, 2024

34

Edwina von Gal on Gardening as an Antidote

1:09:42 Jun 26, 2024

35

Hiroshi Sugimoto on Photography as a Form of Timekeeping

1:14:09 Jun 12, 2024

36

Ramdane Touhami on Why He Will Never Slow Down

1:03:31 May 22, 2024

37

Viet Thanh Nguyen on the Need to Recognize Coexisting Truths

1:01:51 May 15, 2024

38

Thaddeus Mosley on Making Art to Be Appreciated for Centuries

1:04:02 May 1, 2024

39

Adam Pendleton on His Ongoing Exploration of “Black Dada”

1:02:58 Apr 24, 2024

40

Paul Smith on Imbuing Clothing With Joy and Humor

1:05:15 Apr 10, 2024

41

Lucy Sante on on Transitioning Into Herself at Long Last

58:44 Apr 3, 2024

42

Ilse Crawford on Creating Lasting, “Living” Spaces

1:07:54 Mar 20, 2024

43

Massimo Bottura on Ethics, Aesthetics, and Slow Food

1:06:02 Mar 13, 2024

44

Helen Molesworth on Museums as Machines for Slowness

1:05:12 Dec 20, 2023

45

Annabelle Selldorf on Architecture as Portraiture

1:09:15 Dec 6, 2023

46

Walter Hood on Connecting People and Place Through Landscape Architecture

1:16:09 Nov 29, 2023

47

Min Jin Lee on the Healing Power of Fiction

1:05:51 Nov 15, 2023

48

Mira Nakashima on Keeping Her Father’s Woodworking Legacy Alive

1:12:58 Nov 8, 2023

49

Ian Schrager on Consistently Capturing the Zeitgeist

1:07:11 Oct 25, 2023

50

Sanford Biggers on Patching Together the Past, Present, and Future Through Art

1:02:17 Oct 18, 2023

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